What do you care about in this hobby?

I like the way my stereo sounds.  I love the bloom of the bass, the separation and being able to feel  and hear the room of the recording.  I started this hobby loving the music, but as I’ve gotten deeper into it, I also enjoy the sound and synergy of the system.  Sometimes, I’m not listening as much to the music as the sound.  I definitely want my system to be reliable (60 year old McIntosh stuff…ha..all tubes…double Ha…def needs its share of attention).  I miss it so much when it’s in the shop.  So really it’s a combination of sound, synergy and music.  I know some folks will say, “it’s all about the music” - it used to be to me, but now there’s more things to appreciate.